118 Owls. 



one of them ruthlessly killed, to his great detri- 

 ment, but to the benefit of the keepers, whose 

 master paid a fixed sum per head for all te vermin" 

 destroyed on his estate. 



In conclusion, we will only add that, whatever 

 may be said about other birds included in the 

 gamekeeper's list of " vermin " and much may 

 be said for more than one of them there can be 

 no doubt that the owl should have no place 

 there, but should instead become an object of 

 preservation as one of the best bird friends that 

 the farmer possesses. 



